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Planning application documents: what to read first
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Guildford Borough Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Guildford Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates6,900Searchable applications
904Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 5,591 approved or refused records
901Refused applications
4,690 approved · 901 refused · 244 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 18 Apr 2023 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Comment on a planning applicationLocal plan Guildford Local PlanConservation areas Conservation areasArticle 4 directions Find out if an article 4 direction applies to your property
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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Conservation areas40 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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More application records
- Decided25/D/00092
Discharge of condition 3 (external materials), 4 (window details), 5 (headers and cills), 6 (fascias and soffits), 7 (rainwater goods) and 8 (rooflights) of planning application 24/P/00634, approved 02/07/2024.
Woodhouse Place, Horsham Road, Holmbury St Mary, Dorking, RH5 6NL
Received 3 Jul 2025 - Decided25/P/00983
Proposed single storey rear extension following part demolition of existing single storey rear extension and conservatory.
Forest Holt, Forest Road, Effingham Junction, Leatherhead, KT24 5HL
Received 4 Jul 2025 - Decided25/T/00145
T7- Horse Chestnut - Reducing the crown of tree by 2m. H18-removing the dead branches. G11 Silver birch- fell
22 Abbotswood, Guildford, GU1 1UX
Received 4 Jul 2025 - Decided25/P/00984
Construction of an area of hard surface (retrospective application).
22 Colburn Crescent, Guildford, GU4 7YZ
Received 4 Jul 2025 - Decided25/P/00985
Listed Building Consent for installation of insulated plasterboard to the sloping ceiling skillings on a first floor bedroom currently suffering from condensation mould growth on the plasterboard.
Cooks Place, Sherbourne, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9BJ
Received 4 Jul 2025 - Decided25/P/00986
Advertisement Consent for 1no. externally illuminated fascia sign and 2no. externally illuminated projecting signs.
145-147 High Street, Guildford, GU1 3AA
Received 4 Jul 2025 - Decided25/P/00987
Proposed single storey side/rear extension following demolition of existing attached garage and loft conversion to create a rear dormer window.
38 Oxenden Road, Tongham, Farnham, GU10 1AJ
Received 4 Jul 2025 - Registered25/P/00988
Erection of two new dwellings with parking, access and landscaping.
50 Ash Church Road, Ash, Guildford, GU12 6LX
Received 4 Jul 2025 - Withdrawn25/P/00989
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed development to establish whether a single storey side extension would be lawful.
3 The Arbour, Hurtmore, Godalming, GU7 2RU
Received 4 Jul 2025 - Decided25/T/00146
T1 - large, mature ash. Fell to ground. T2 - a smaller ash, fell to ground (Wey and Godalming Navigations Conservation Area).
St Catherines Lock Cottage, Old Portsmouth Road, Artington, Guildford, GU3 1LQ
Received 4 Jul 2025 - Decided25/P/00990
First floor front and side extension.
29 Highclere, Guildford, GU1 1XP
Received 7 Jul 2025 - Decided25/P/00991
Erection of additional storey including two storey side extension, porch, single storey rear extension and Juliet balcony, and changes to external materials and fenestration
Santong, Hogs Back, Seale, Farnham, GU10 1LA
Received 7 Jul 2025 - Decided25/P/00992
Erection of a two bedroom dwelling with access off of Mark Way with off street parking (self-build).
Land adjacent to, Bavins, Mark Way, Godalming, GU7 2BW
Received 7 Jul 2025 - Decided25/P/00993
Certificate of lawfulness for existing use to establish whether the use of a detached outbuilding as a single dwelling house began more than four years before the date of this application and is now lawful.
33 Mount Pleasant, West Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6BL
Received 7 Jul 2025 - Registered25/P/00994
Replacement refrigeration plant and security fencing with addition of DA gas coolers.
48 Woodbridge Hill, Guildford, GU2 9AB
Received 7 Jul 2025 - Decided25/P/00995
Proposed single storey front extension.
10 Boxgrove Road, Guildford, GU1 2LX
Received 7 Jul 2025 - Decided25/CON/00044
Consultation from Surrey County Council for the installation of air source heat pumps, solar panels and associated works (this application is determined by Surrey County Council under their ref SCCRef-2025-0079 - this record is for consultation only)
Land at Guildford Fire Station, Ladymead, Guildford, GU1 1DL
Received 7 Jul 2025 - Decided25/N/00069
Non-material amendment to planning application 21/P/02573 (Appeal APP/Y3615/D/22/3301043) to redesign the rear extension and increase in floor area of 1.0m2, amendments to internal layout, 1 additional roof light and removal of 1 window on side elevation.
7 Pirbright Terrace, Guildford Road, Pirbright, Woking, GU24 0LR
Received 7 Jul 2025 - Decided25/P/00996
Application under Section 73a of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for a variation of condition 2 (plan numbers) to correct the date stated within the condition relating to the submitted plans and removal of condition 15 (external sound equipment) of planning permission 22/P/01633 for the change of use of two boathouses and outdoor space to Class E, for use as a shared workspace and for private functions / events (to be used in conjunction with the same approved use as the new adjacent Guildford Boathouse) to include external lighting and landscaping.
Guildford Boat House, Millbrook, Guildford, GU1 3XJ
Received 7 Jul 2025 - Received25/D/00093
Discharge of condition 4 (emergency flood evacuation plan), 6 (environmental management plan), 7 (LEMP), 9 (bicycle parking and charging), 11 (stag beetle enhancement) and 16 (privacy screen) of planning application 22/P/01633. Approved 11/03/2025
The Boathouse Guildford, Millbrook, Guildford, GU1 3XJ
Received 7 Jul 2025 - Decided25/P/00997
Two storey side extension and front porch extension.
15 Poyle Road, Tongham, GU10 1DS
Received 7 Jul 2025 - Decided25/D/00013/1
Discharge of condition 11 (contamination site investigation) of planning application 24/P/00103, approved 30.09.24.
Land to the north of Tannery Lane and east of, Wharf Lane, Send, GU23 7EF
Received 7 Jul 2025 - Decided25/N/00070
Non-material amendment to introduce noise mitigation measures on the revised elevations and amend the wording of condition 2 of planning application 14/P/02168 "Mixed use redevelopment comprising 438 residential dwellings (Class C3 use); station retail/financial and professional services/food and drink and leisure floor space (Class A1/A2/A3/Sui Generis and D2 uses); station and general office floor space (Sui Generis and Class B1 uses);station improvements including new station building with booking hall and concourse (Sui Generis use); replacement station and office car parking, new residential car parking, cycle parking, a Station Plaza including new public realm with hard and soft landscaping, new access and servicing arrangements, plant and associated works".
Car Park, Station View, Guildford
Received 7 Jul 2025 - Decided25/P/00998
Listed Building Consent to inscribe name and war description to an existing panel of a WWII war memorial on the rear/eastern face of the memorial.
Seale War Memorial, Elstead Road, Seale, Farnham
Received 8 Jul 2025
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Guildford Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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